Amelung Surname

173,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Amelung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amelung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6311:49,3606,436
United States5571:650,73452,170
Denmark1541:36,6543,820
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Amelung Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amelung Come From? nationality or country of origin

Amelung (Russian: Амелунг) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amelung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amelung is the 173,182nd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,936,159 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Amelung live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,631 people, or 1 in 49,360. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside and Berlin, where 8 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Denmark, where 6 percent reside.

Amelung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Amelung has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Amelung last name rose 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amelung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amelung last name are 9.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Amelung earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.93% more than the national average, earning $49,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.01% less than the national average, earning $42,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ammelung9324/
Hamelung9313/
Amelungk938/
Ameulung931/
Ameluing930/
Amelun921/
Amelong86200/
Amelunk8625/
Emelung860/
Amelund860/
Ameloune80196/
Amelunke80185/
Amelusin8045/
Hamelund8035/
Ammelund801/
Aimelune801/
Ammelong800/
Amelon77290/
Amilun7718/
Ammelounx7526/
Amelyutin7510/
Amelyutyn759/
Amelhusen751/
Hamelon71106/
Amehlon7114/
Hamilun713/
Amiloun712/
Amilund712/
Gomelun711/
Ameloum711/
Amilong711/
Ammilun711/
Aymelon711/
Amelyuhyna711/
Amelyushyn711/
Amielon710/
Amilusin67132/
Homelund671/

Amelung Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amelung in the Russian language
Амелунгamelung-

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Amelung Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amelung
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